Granite Lake (Kawdy Plateau)

For other lakes named Granite Lake, see Granite Lake.

Granite Lake is a lake on the Kawdy Plateau of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is located northwest of the junction of the Nahlin and Tuya rivers in Cassiar Land District.^[1]

Granite Lake
Granite Lake
Location	British Columbia
Coordinates	58°41′52″N 131°07′21″W
Basin countries	Canada

A roughly equidimensional granodiorite pluton outcrops adjacent to Granite Lake. This intrusion, called the Granite Lake Pluton, is of Middle to Late Jurassic age and is about 50 km² (19 sq mi) in area.^[2]

Granite Lake is one of three lakes most commonly used to gain access to the Level Mountain shield volcano by float plane, the other two being Hatin Lake and Ketchum Lake.^[3]

See also

• List of lakes of British Columbia

References

1. "Granite Lake". BC Geographical Names.
2. Gabrielse, H. (1998). Geology of Cry Lake and Dease Lake map areas, north-central British Columbia. Natural Resources Canada. pp. 22, 70. doi:10.4095/210074. ISBN 0-660-17610-6.
3. Fenger, M.A.; Eastman, D.S.; Clement, C.J.; Page, R.E. (1986). Caribou habitat use on the Level Mountain and Horseranch Ranges, British Columbia. Wildlife Working Report (Report). Ministry of Environment and Parks. p. 2. ISSN 0831-4330.

External links

• "Granite Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.